Name: In the Lives of Puppets
SKU: 55821926
Price: 28.78 EUR
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Author: TJ Klune
ISBN: 9781250217431

Type

Physical Book

Author

TJ Klune

Publisher

Tor Books

Language

English

Pages

480

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781250217431

In the Lives of Puppets

TJ Klune (Author) · Tor Books · Paperback

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Synopsis "In the Lives of Puppets "

A NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND INDIE BESTSELLER!New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts. Most Anticipated from BookPage - Goodreads - The Nerd Daily - Paste Magazine - LitReactor - OverDrive - LGBTQ Reads - Tor.com - LibraryReads - more "An enchanting tale of Pinocchio in the end times." --P. Djèlí Clark In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots--fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum desperate for love and attention. Victor Lawson, a human, lives there too. They're a family, hidden and safe. The day Vic salvages and repairs an unfamiliar android labelled "HAP," he learns of a shared dark past between Hap and Gio-a past spent hunting humans. When Hap unwittingly alerts robots from Gio's former life to their whereabouts, the family is no longer hidden and safe. Gio is captured and taken back to his old laboratory in the City of Electric Dreams. So together, the rest of Vic's assembled family must journey across an unforgiving and otherworldly country to rescue Gio from decommission, or worse, reprogramming. Along the way to save Gio, amid conflicted feelings of betrayal and affection for Hap, Vic must decide for himself: Can he accept love with strings attached? Inspired by Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio, and like Swiss Family Robinson meets Wall-E, In the Lives of Puppets is a masterful stand-alone fantasy adventure from the beloved author who brought you The House in the Cerulean Sea and Under the Whispering Door. ★ "An epic quest of rescue and discovery [with] the author's trademark charm, heart, and bittersweetness." --Library Journal, starred review Praise for TJ Klune's previous work: "Like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket." --V.E. SCHWAB - "Very close to perfect." --SEANAN McGUIRE - "Utterly absorbing." --GAIL CARRIGER - "It will renew your faith in humanity." --TERRY BROOKS - "It healed me." --CASSANDRA KHAW - "Compassionate." --RYKA AOKI

TJ Klune

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TJ Klune (Travis John Klune) was born on May 20, 1982 in Roseburg, Oregon. He is an American author known for blending fantasy, romance, and drama in his stories, particularly excelling in LGBTQ+ literature. His work is characterized by a positive message about acceptance and the emotional depth of his characters, many of whom explore sexual diversity, neurodiversity, and asexuality, aspects that the author himself has addressed throughout his life.

Throughout his career, Klune has received numerous awards and recognitions: Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Romance with Into This River I Drown (2014). The House in the Cerulean Sea (2020) is his most successful novel, considered a New York Times bestseller and winner of the Alex and Mythopoeic awards in 2021.

Other notable titles include Under the Whispering Door, In the Lives of Puppets, and the Green Creek series, with Wolfsong (2016) being very popular within the LGBTQ+ romance and fantasy genre.

Klune has been acclaimed by both the public and critics for creating emotive and warm stories that seek to make queer experiences visible and dignified, normalizing diversity and love in its various forms. Additionally, he is an active voice in the positive representation of the LGBTQ+ community in contemporary literature.

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